The addition of natural maple brings this premium Stout a softer, smoother mouth feel and adds a touch of sweetness to balance the dark rich malts. It is a truly Canadian version of an old British classic.

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I was very pleased with Cannery's Blackberry Porter, so I was excited to find another of their offerings in the LCBO.

Poured in to a Duvel chalice. Dark, nearly black, with a half-inch of light brown head that dissolves into a thick ring.

Nose is sweet and roasty, with marshmallow, caramel, and yes, maple syrup. Smells exactly like how I've always thought a maple stout should smell, which is a big plus.

The taste is quite nice, and on par with the nose. Roasted mild coffee, caramel, vanilla, and maple syrup, a bit of toasted grain. Sweet, and enough of a maple flavor to identify it as a 'maple stout', without being cloying. Flavour could have been more robust - it's a little mild, like many an English stout I've had of late, and the sweetness pushes in to cola territory.

Thinner bodied for a stout, and the carbonation is a bit strong, but it coats the tongue well enough.

In my years of drinking ales, this is certainly the first maple beer that I've actually enjoyed, which I find strange. I mean, it sounds amazing on paper - I love beer, I love maple syrup - but somehow every edition of the style seems to fall flat. Now, this brew still could use some work - the body isn't quite right and lacks the depth of a good American stout or RIS - but nevertheless, it's an enjoyable brew that fits the season well (and provides a welcome change from all those pumpkin ales!)

650mL bomber. Pours a black color with a big creamy tan head that doesn't last. Really nice aroma of maple syrup, roasted malt, and coffee.. kinda smells like a pancake breakfast! The taste is more maple syrup, malt, and a little bit of bitterness. Medium bodied and very smooth. Leaves a nice maple aftertaste. The sweetness of the maple hurts the drinkability a bit and this is definitely not a session beer, but it makes a nice dessert beer. I really liked this!

650ml bottle. Being a big fan of a local brewery's efforts on the maple lager front, I had to give this maple stout a shot, from our neighbours in the Okanagan.

This beer pours a mostly solid black, with pervasive cola highlights, and two hefty fingers of densely foamy, thickly bubbly tan head, which leaves some attractive honeycombed lace around the glass as it slowly dissipates.

The carbonation is quite mild, but at least present and clocked in, the body a barely decent medium weight, and a wee bit tacky in its smoothness. It finishes surprisingly dry, the sweetness sort of bleeding out of the maple essence, creating a certain bond with the lingering earthy, leafy hops.

Overall, a pleasantly tasty stout, with a variable maple goodness, and not too sweet. As much as I like the head-on maple assault of Amber's Sap Vampire, this one is much more judicious in its application of our national tree's effluent, and a very respectable addition to the growing Canadian maple-themed beer canon.

T - the rich maple sweetness is very apparent up front, followed by the classic stout roasted barley and coffee bitterness, with all flavours seeming to last very balanced on the finish. I'm really digging this.

M - smooth an chewy feel, a slight bitter sensation as well, and a litter lighter than I expected from a stout

D - the maple sweetness makes it very pleasant on the palate, left me craving the next taste like a desert does. Fairly easy drinking.

Black in the glass with a solid two fingers of foamy tan head. Head steadily recedes but leaves its mark in plenty of lacing.

Smell is an interesting mix of maple syrup sweetness and roasted malt. Maple hits first, but the stout qualities aren't beat down entirely. The mix of aromas gives something of a root beer sweetness to the aroma, but it also makes me want pancakes.

Sweet and smooth flavoured, with a long lingering maple finish that becomes just a bit acidic at the very end. Roasted malts can be noted through the front half, and are semi-sweet.

Medium bodied with carbonation just a touch sharper than I expect for the style. Not bad, but could be fuller and smoother.

If you like maple, check this one out. I seriously am craving pancakes now. Not so much stout character gets through, but maple is a pretty strong flavour to compete with.

Bottle: Poured a medium black color stout with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light dry roasted malt notes with some notes clear notes of maple which are surprisingly quite enjoyable. Taste is also dominated by loads of maple notes with well balanced sweetness and some dry roasted notes. Body is a bit thin for style with some very good carbonation. Very interesting experiment with maple notes being clearly identifiable and some well balanced sweetness. Not sure I would have this often but well brewed nonetheless.

A sweet yet balanced maple aroma on the nose, light roasted malt in the background.

The flavour is much more balanced between the sweet maple up front, which melds into a dry roasted bitterness on the finish, somewhat similar to a flavoured coffee. In fact it's more of a dry coffee aftertaste that lingers than any maple character.

Mouthfeel is on the lighter side od medium-bodied, and more carbonated than is expected for a stout, or at least lacks a roundness and softness in texture.

A decent dry stout in its own right, although a bit rough around the edges all the same, while the maple character nearly disappears as it warms, remaining present as an underlying yet enjoyable sweetness more than a distinctive character. I didn't necessarily rate this high, yet I still have a soft spot for maple, and still commend Cannery for the effort.

Appearance: Lots of head, 3-4 fingers, with a dark tan color and a texture that is very puffy. Body is solidly opaque and brown.

Smell: Intense and awesome! Syrupy maple mixed with maple fudge.

Taste: Mostly maple fudge with reminiscence of dried maple syrup. Quite sweet though never cloying. Ends with a bit of bitterness. I found though that it didn't live up to the aroma. I would have liked a more pronounced presence of maple to match the smell.

Mouthfeel: Carbonation a bit too prickly. Otherwise, it feels comfortable. Could be more smooth and the body doesn't warm well has it feels more thin.

Drinkability: Yeah, i like this pretty good. Would be nice to have better access to it.

Overall: Awesome maple aroma and a taste that while good, doesn't quite live up. It is still tasty and worth your while to check out.

Appearance - The beer pours a black/brown colour with a large fizzy light brown coloured head. I can't see much carbonation due the darkness of the beer and there is some fair lacing on the sides of the glass. The head lasted for 5 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Chocolate, malts, smoke, maple

Taste & Mouth - The beer has a below average amount of carbonation and it feels slightly thin/watery. I can taste chocolate and malts mixed with some roasted nuts and coffee. There is also some vanilla flavour and not as much maple taste as I expected based on the scent. It finishes with a chocolate and coffee aftertaste.

Overall – The beer has a great maple scent, but it needed more in the taste department. It actually reminded me a little bit of a vanilla coke. I'm happy I gave it a shot, but I'd buy something else next time.

Bottle from the LCBO, split with my girlfriend. 650ml into some pint glasses.

POurs almost black with some dark cola around the edges, tan head is thick and produced immediately. Loads of carbonation requires several attempts at the pours, but settles to a nice cap. NOse has alot of maple, dark and milk chocolate with more of a darker leaning. Hint of coffee. Taste is milk chocolate dipped in maple syrup, some caramel and vanilla notes; finish is a bit roasty. Mouthfeel is relatively light, and highly effervescent - offputting initially, but swirled it down to a more manageable level. Sweet, but expected for the advertised flavour profile. A decent stout that I could revisit, but the carbonation needs to be toned down quite a few notches.